By Nicole Kobie
An injury to a basketball player is as unlucky as tonsillitis is to a singer. If you’re Jay Crawford of Froside, you’ve been down both roads."I’m getting my tonsils out," says Crawford, who goes by the stage name Baby J. "I’ve been singing with tonsillitis for the last eight shows. It’s a contractual obligation, I… Continue reading Putting the fro in funk
Even through the static generated by a temperamental phone mike, Darrell Power’s zeal for his hometown, his day job and his country are clear."I don’t think any of us are about to go paddling off to buy a condo in Florida," affirms the thirtysomething native of Outer Cove, Newfoundland. "We’re too enamoured with the fogburn."Fogburn?… Continue reading Floating in a Sea of No Cares
After a prolonged three-year absence, Hayden is coming out of the shadows and offering some answers."I didn’t have any songs," Hayden explains simply. "After my last tour, I wasn’t in a huge rush to do anything that had to do with the promoting of a record so I just played music for myself. After a… Continue reading Constructing skyscrapers
By James Keller
In Fibsville, Danny Michel’s previous album, he wrote songs about aliens, far-fetched bar stories and the musicians of the Titanic. The music was stripped down and bare, making the entire disc seem like a giant unplugged show. With Michel’s latest, In the Belly of a Whale, he’s changed his style, his subjects and his company.“This… Continue reading The icing’s on the cake for Danny Michel